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Definitions for Canted

[1] insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
[2] the private language of the underworld.
[3] the phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc.: the cant of the fashion industry.
[4] whining or singsong speech, especially of beggars.
[5] to talk hypocritically.
[6] to speak in the whining or singsong tone of a beggar; beg.
[7] a salient angle.
[8] a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing.
[9] a slanting or tilted position.
[10] an oblique line or surface, as one formed by cutting off the corner of a square of cube.
[11] an oblique or slanting face of anything.
[12] Civil Engineering . bank1(def 6) .
[13] a sudden pitch or toss.
[14] Also called flitch. a partly trimmed log.
[15] oblique or slanting.
[16] to bevel; form an oblique surface upon.
[17] to put in an oblique position; tilt; tip.
[18] to throw with a sudden jerk.
[19] to take or have an inclined position; tilt; turn.
[20] insincere talk, esp concerning religion or morals; pious platitudes
[21] stock phrases that have become meaningless through repetition
[22] specialized vocabulary of a particular group, such as thieves, journalists, or lawyers; jargon
[23] singsong whining speech, as used by beggars
[24] (intr) to speak in or use cant
[25] inclination from a vertical or horizontal plane; slope; slant
[26] a sudden movement that tilts or turns something
[27] the angle or tilt thus caused
[28] a corner or outer angle, esp of a building
[29] an oblique or slanting surface, edge, or line
[30] to tip, tilt, or overturn, esp with a sudden jerk
[31] to set in an oblique position
[32] another word for bevel (def. 1)
[33] oblique; slanting
[34] having flat surfaces and without curves
[35] Scot and Northern English dialect lusty; merry; hearty

Words related to Canted

cantslope, bevel, recline, angle, incline, grade, tilt, rise, list, tip, careen, heel

Words nearby Canted

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Origin of Canted

21325–75; Middle English: side, border < Anglo-French cant, Old French chant < a Romance base *cantu(m ) with the related senses “rim, border” and “angle corner,” probably < Celtic; compare Latin cant(h)us iron tire (< Celtic), Welsh cant periphery, rim, felloe; probably not akin to Greek kanthós corner of the eye; cf. canteen, cantle, canton

Words that may be confused with Canted

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Other words from Canted

cant·ing·ly , adverb
cant·ic , adjective

Word origin for Canted

C14: related to Low German kant bold, merry

Synonyms for Canted

angle, bevel, careen, grade, heel, incline, list, recline, rise, slope, tilt, tip